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NTAS/MOVE
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2016
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Endeavor
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Project Title: |
Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS) Ocean Reference Station and Meridional Overturning Variability Experiment (MOVE). |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Al Plueddemann, WHOI |
Project Institution: |
WHOI |
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Project ID: |
104843 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
4/10/2015 9:12:00 AM |
Created By: |
Al Plueddemann |
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Date Last Modified: |
4/10/2015 9:12:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA/OAR - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
The work will be focused on surface and subsurface mooring turns (recovery and re-deployment) and will include CTD casts, acoustic data transfer, and other activities. One surface mooring will be turned at the NTAS site. Three subsurface moorings will be turned at three MOVE sites. Deployment and recovery of inverted echo sounders (PIES), as well as acoustic data transfer from PIES, will take place at MOVE sites. CTD casts ranging from 500 m to full ocean depth (5000 m) will take place at multiple sites. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
The science party will supply equipment for mooring deployment and recovery (winches, air tuggers, winding carts, etc). Use of the URI TSE winch vs. a science party winch will be discussed. We will need all available deck space on the main deck and 01 deck for mooring equipment. We will use the A-Frame and the ship's large crane. Use of the HIAB crane will be discussed. We will use the ship's CTD sensors, deck box, rosette frame, and niskin bottles. Small boat operations will be considered at the discretion of the bridge. The ship's underway sensors (TSal, ADCP, met, etc) will be utilized by the science party. Ability to "patch in" to the ship's 12 kHz transducer for science party acoustic comms will be requested. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
Clearance will be required, and pursued by the science party, for operations offshore of Guadaloupe. The responsibility for Barbados clearance will be discussed with the URI Marine Operations. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1007748 |
Created By: |
Al Plueddemann |
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Date Last Modified: |
4/10/2015 9:12:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
4/10/2015 9:12:00 AM |
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Year: |
2016
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Ship/Facility: |
Endeavor
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Optimum Start Date:
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1/15/2016 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Christmas and New Years holidays, Dec 22 2015 - Jan 4 2016 |
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Earliest Start Date: |
11/1/2015 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
2/15/2016 |
Other Ship(s): |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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7 |
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12 |
20 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
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Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
Mob day needed, but not counted as a charged day assuming that loading is done at the home port. Ship days are based on 10 years of experience with NTAS/MOVE cruise operations. Steaming speed of 11 kt assumed. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Trop Atlantic |
| Description of Op Area: |
From the lesser Antilles to the mid-Atlantic ridge (50 - 60 W) from 12-17 N. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
180,000 |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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41° 27' N
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71° 27' W
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Ending
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
France, Barbados |
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances
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Are you or any member in your science party bringing in any science equipment items which are regulated for export by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?
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No |
If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office?
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No |
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Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.) |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Narragansett, RI, USA |
None |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
The most efficient cruise track is Narragansett to Bridgetown, which has been done successfully in the past. The next best choice for ending port is San Juan, PR. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Al Plueddemann, WHOI |
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# in Science Party |
10 |
# of different science teams |
2 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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1 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
Co-Chief Sci WHOI science party will oversee NTAS operations, Co-Chief Sci from SIO will oversee MOVE operations. |
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 Dynamic Positioning |  ADCP | Multibeam | Seismic |
| Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl Wire | Stern A-frame | Fiber Optic (.681) | 0.680 Coax Wire |
| SCUBA Diving | Radioisotope use - briefly describe | NO Radioisotope use/Natural level work | Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe |
| 0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
Discussions among URI Marine Operations, Ship, and WHOI logistics lead will determine whether ship's TSE winch or science supplied TSE winch will be used. |
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